Hair-brush.



V. V. STEWART.

HAIR BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.1B. 19I6.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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VEBDA V. STEWART, 0F WEYERS CAVE, VIRGINIA.

HAIR-BRUSH.

Application filed November 18, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VERDA V. STEWART, a citizen of the United States,residing at Weyers Cave, in the county of Augusta and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Brushes; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an electrical hair brush and has for one ofits objects the provision of a device of this character, especiallyadapted for straightening and drying hair.

Another object of the invention is to provide a body, having anelectrically heated late therein to which are formed a plural- 1ty ofmetallic teeth, that are heated by the plate, whereby the hair of aperson may be readily dried and straightened.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a hair brush ofthe above stated character, which shall be simple, durable andefficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively lowcost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of cer tain novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference will be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hair brush constructed in accordancewith my invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view partly in section of the same, illustratingthe resistance coils for heating the plate, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a hollowbody in which is positioned a metallic plate 2 having a plurality ofteeth 3 formed thereon, which de- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

Serial No. 132,171.

pend through a plurality of apertures in the bottom wall of the body 1.The metallic plate is covered by insulating material 4 on which ispositioned an electrical resistance coil 5 and has its ends connected toterminals 6. The resistance coil 5 is covered by insulating material 7which cooperates with the insulating material at to insulate theresistance coil from the body 1 and the plate 2. A removable cover 8 isdetachably secured to the body 1 whereby the insulating materials,resistance coil and plate may be removed from the body 1 when desired.

Formed upon the body 1 is a hollow handle 9 adapted to receiveconductors 10 that are connected to the binding posts 6 and the otherends which may be readily attached in the usual manner to an electricalsource for furnishing the resistance coil with electrical current forheating the plate 2 and the teeth 8, thus the hair of a person may breadily combed with the teeth 3 so as to dry and straighten the same.This brush is preferably used upon very short hair with which anelectrical comb cannot be used efficiently.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A hair brush comprising a hollow body having a plurality of apertures inthe bottom wall thereof, a metallic plate positioned within the body andspaced from the side walls thereof, a plurality of teeth formed upon theunder face of the plate and depending through the apertures of the bottom wall of said body, insulating material overlying said plate, flangesformed upon the periphery of said insulating material and extendingupwardly and downwardly therefrom against the side walls of said bodyand forming a coil receiving space upon said insulating material, a coillocated within said coil receiving space, an insulating materialoverlying" said coil and coiip- In testimony whereof I affix mysignature crating With the flanges to insulate the coil in presence oftwo witnesses.

from the body, a cover closing said body, VERDA V. STEWART. meansconnecting the coil to an electrical \Vitnesses:

source, and a hollow handle formed on said F. T. PRUFER,

body. J NO. F. TAYLOR.

60p! 01' this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe "commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D, G.

